The physical side of compute: what a graphics card or RAM kit costs to buy, and the government producer-price index for the chips inside them. Retail rows are the 25th-percentile price across current listings so one overpriced SKU can't skew them.
Monthly indexes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is no DRAM-only series; these are the closest official measures of what chip makers charge. Daily spot prices live behind paywalls (TrendForce), so we publish the free official series and say so.
| Index | Latest | Month | Trend | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPI: Semiconductor manufacturing — Integrated circuit packages BLS series PCU3344133344131 | 20.05 | 2026-07 | +1.2% over 12 mo | source | |
| PPI: Semiconductor & related device manufacturing (all) BLS series PCU334413334413 | 28.99 | 2026-07 | -1.4% over 12 mo | source |
| Card | Price | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 newegg | $4,900 | p25 ×3 |
| RTX 5080 newegg | $1,600 | p25 ×7 |
| RTX 5070 TI newegg | $1,180 | p25 ×13 |
| RTX 5070 newegg | $830 | p25 ×5 |
| RX 9070 XT newegg | $770 | p25 ×8 |
| RTX 5060 TI newegg | $510 | p25 ×5 |
| RX 9060 XT newegg | $470 | p25 ×8 |
| RTX 3050 newegg | $220 | p25 ×4 |
| Type | Kit | $/GB | Kit price | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDR5 | 64 GB | $13.91/GB | $890 | p25 ×4 |
| DDR5 | 32 GB | $14.06/GB | $450 | p25 ×21 |
| DDR5 | 16 GB | $15.00/GB | $240 | p25 ×16 |
| DDR4 | 32 GB | $6.84/GB | $219 | p25 ×13 |
| DDR4 | 16 GB | $8.12/GB | $130 | p25 ×9 |
Retail prices are US list from a public catalog API; indexes are BLS. See methodology.